| Boston Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1968 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 24242 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 73 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston PatriotsBOS | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BOS | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 1 run (Doug Moreau kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Boston PatriotsBOS | Jim Nance 30 run (Gino Cappelletti kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Karl Noonan 3 pass from Bob Griese (Doug Moreau kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Doug Moreau 7 pass from Bob Griese (Doug Moreau kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 1 run (Doug Moreau kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Doug Moreau 25 FG | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Frank Emanuel EZ blocked punt recovery (Doug Moreau kick) | 7 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 7 | SE | Bill Murphy |
| 73 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 63 | LOG | Justin Canale |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 82 | TE | Jim Whalen |
| 14 | QB | Tom Sherman |
| 13 | RB | R.C. Gamble |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| 20 | FL | Gino Cappelletti |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jim Lee Hunt |
| 78 | LDT | Dennis Byrd |
| 65 | RDT | Houston Antwine |
| 70 | RDE | Mel Witt |
| 52 | LLB | Ed Philpott |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 58 | RLB | Doug Satcher |
| 41 | LDH | Leroy Mitchell |
| 25 | LS | John Charles |
| 28 | RS | Art McMahon |
| 47 | RDH | Billy Johnson |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Karl Noonan |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 78 | LOG | Maxie Williams |
| 58 | C | Tom Goode |
| 63 | ROG | Billy Neighbors |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 82 | TE | Doug Moreau |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 21 | RB | Jim Kiick |
| 81 | FL | Howard Twilley |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Manny Fernandez |
| 76 | LDT | Tom Nomina |
| 84 | RDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 86 | RDE | Mel Branch |
| 55 | LLB | Randy Edmunds |
| 50 | MLB | Frank Emanuel |
| 57 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 49 | LCB | Jimmy Warren |
| 48 | LS | Bob Petrella |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 25 | RCB | Dick Westmoreland |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Jim Nance | 19 | 111 | 5.8 | 30t | 1 |
| R.C. Gamble | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Sherman | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 18 | 2 |
| Gene Milton | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Sam Price | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Tucker | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Seiple | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tom Sherman | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 2 | 46 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 6.2 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 0 | 184 | 6.3 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 97.5 |
| Kim Hammond | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 83.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Bill Murphy | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Whalen | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jim Kiick | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Gene Milton | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Karl Noonan | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Doug Moreau | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Howard Twilley | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Cox | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| John Bramlett | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | |||||
| Terry Swanson | 7 | 235 | 33.6 | 45 | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Willie Porter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Gene Milton | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jimmy Warren | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | ||||||
| Willie Porter | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 18 | 0 | |
| Art Graham | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Charlie Long | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jimmy Warren | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Jim Cox | 0 | 41 | 41L | 0 | ||
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